Platanthera peramoena, the purple fringeless orchid,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family. It is native to the Eastern United States, where it is found from the Mid-Atlantic states, the Ohio Valley and the Ozark Mountains.[1] Its natural habitat is moist forests, marshes, and on streambanks.[3]

It produces purple flowers in the summer.[4] The moth Hemaris thysbe is considered its main pollinator.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Platanthera peramoena". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Platanthera peramoena
  5. ^ Charles L. Argue (2011). The Pollination Biology of North American Orchids: Volume 1. Springer. ISBN 1461405920.

External links

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